Vegetable-cutter



J. FRASER.

Vegetable Cutter.

Patented Jan. 18, 1859.

3 we .R N 9M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. FRASER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

VEGETABLE-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J FRASER, of the city of Rochester, county of Monroe, and State of New York, have invented a new and Imprroved Implement for Slicing and Cutting egetables and other Articles of Food; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, Figure 1 being a perspective view of the same; Fig. 2, a plan View of the principal portion; Fig. 3, a vertical section on the line 00 m of Fig. 2; Fig. l, a detached View of the adjustingrod.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

My invention consists of a fiat horizontal bed-piece A, divided diagonally into nearly equal parts. Thin side pieces or strips C C, are attached to the edge of the bed in such a manner that the part A is permanently fixed by them but the portion B, being held by a single screw upon each side (Z, or by a rod or rivet through the whole, is movable on this axis; and admits of the oblique end being raised or lowered. To the oblique end of the adjustable part of the bed a knife G, is attached, being let into the rabbet in the bed sufliciently to bring its surface on a plane with the surface of the same where it is securely held by screws. The cutting edge of the knife is parallel with the oblique edge of A, and nearly closes the space between it and B, but both parts are scored away below the surface leaving an expanding throat, as at H, Fig. 3.

A hole is bored transversely through the side strips and movable portion of the bed,

and an eccentric rod passed through it. The hole through the bed B, is larger than the rod, as at a, Fig. 3, and a groove f, is provided in its side which receives the lip 2' or eccentric portion of the rod K. Athumbpiece Z is attached to the rod by turning which the bed B, is moved on its axis cl for the purpose of elevating the edge of the knife more or less above the plane of A. A screw is out upon the opposite end of the rod and a thumb-piece or nut m employed to fix the bed B, when the knife has been 22,639, dated January 18, 1859.

adjusted as required. This is effected by the side pieces C, being sufficiently flexible to yield on the tightening of the screw, by which the bed is firmly compressed between them.

It is used by being laid in a horizontal posit-ion over any dish or box for the reception of the article operated upon. The knife can be adjusted by turning the adjusting rod with the left hand to the fineness of cut desired when it is tightened by a partial turn of the screw with the right hand. The vegetable is then passed back and forth on the bed over the knife cutting at each forward motion a uniform slice from it, which drops through the throat H. The cutting edge of the knife being oblique to the line of motion, it cuts with ease and' rapidity. It is peculiarly adapted to cutting cabbage for the table and for cooking, rendering that, and other crude vegetables, attractive in appearance, by the uniformity and extreme delicacy to which they may be reduced, and conducing greatly to their digestibility by the minute division to which they are subjected. For slicing vegetables for soups and frying and solid fruits for pies, and for cutting dried beef and other meats for the table it is unequaled, operating with ease and rapidity, requiring no skill or practice in the person using it, and reducing every article to the uniform gage to which it may be set, while it is at all times in readiness to supply the immediate wants of the kitchen.

It may be constructed either of wood or metal but I prefer the former as best adapted to culinary uses. By withdrawing the adjusting rod the bed B, may be turned on its axis to allow the knife to be ground readily.

\Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the eccentric rod K, arranged substantially as described, with the knife G, for the purposes herein specified.

J. FRASER.

Vitnesses:

O. I. CLEVELAND, S. J. Anne. 

